Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Students in the biology lab at Penn State Lehigh Valley have long used various examples of animal cells, such as those from chicken and mice, to conduct experiments. After making a request to their professor, four current biology students are working on a line of human leukemia cancer cells for the first time. The students, who have dubbed themselves "Team K562," a reference to the name of the cells they are researching, are studying the ability of different drugs to halt the proliferation of the disease in white blood cells.
However, in order to perform proper blood analysis for their project, the students need to become proficient in hematology. To that end, biology faculty and staff reached out to Health Network Laboratories (HNL), a multi-regional medical laboratory headquartered locally in Allentown, for assistance. (more)
Penn State Hershey's College of Medicine is fortunate to have an outstanding group of graduate students in a variety of disciplines. On Thursday March 3, and Friday, March 4, many of them will share their research at the annual Graduate Student Research Forum. The forum promotes interaction and the exchange of ideas between students and faculty. It introduces students to the format generally used at scientific meetings, and it provides an opportunity to recognize excellence in graduate students and their research in the College of Medicine. (more)
Kinesiology student Jessica Hughes is seeing the human finger in a new light through her undergraduate research project. A recipient of Penn State's 2010 Undergraduate Discovery Summer Grant, Hughes has spent the summer studying the inner workings of one muscle in the index finger. One possible outcome of this type of research is to improve quality of life in people with motor conditions such as cerebral palsy. (more)
Stephanie Eldred, a kinesiology student, is the recipient of a 2010 Undergraduate Research Fellowship through the American Physiological Society. She is one of only 24 students across the country to receive this honor, and she will be working under the supervision of Donna Korzick, associate professor of physiology and kinesiology, studying the link between estrogen levels and heart disease in older women. (more)
Casey Cook aspires to be a researcher, but her experience in the lab had been somewhat lacking. She wanted a program that would truly prepare her for a career in research by introducing her to all aspects of the research process. This summer she was given that opportunity as a participant in the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP). Through an intensive summer-long research project, SROP not only "gives students the nuts and bolts of what it's like to be at graduate school," Cook said, but it also "gives students the encouragement and confidence to go out and apply for graduate school." (more)
On May 2, four graduate students in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development embarked on a summer-long research exchange program to the University of Jena in Germany. The program, which began in 1995, involves periodic faculty and student exchanges, with the ultimate aim of promoting collaborative research. (more)
